DP 228 (P220878)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13436

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]-ka
3. sze-bi 3(asz@c) gur saggal
4. dingir-a-mu
5. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 3(asz@c) e2-ku4
8. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
10. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) e-ta-e11
11. 7(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
column 2
1. [1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
2. [1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)]
3. [sze-bi x] ur#!-ki#!
4. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
6. sze-bi 2(asz@c)# [la2 2(ban2@c)] en-kisal-si
7. igi-nu-du8 gesz-me
8. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. [sze]-bi 4(asz@c) ur-szul
10. azlag3
11. [1(barig@c)] gala-tur
11. 1(barig@c) en-ku4
12. 1(barig@c) {d}mes-an-du-lu2-sa6-ga
13. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
column 3
1. [1(barig@c) sipa-iri-da-kusz2]
2. [1(barig@c) zi]-mu-[an-da-gal2]
3. nita-me
4. 1(barig@c) nin-szesz-da
5. [1(barig@c)] gan-tilla2
6. 1(barig@c) nin-edin-ne2
7. [1(barig@c)] za-na
8. munus-me
9. szu-nigin2 6(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
10. 4(asz@c)! munus 1(barig@c)
11. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-ku3
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) tul2-sag
13. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) {d}utu-igi-du-lugal-an-da
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) {d}inanna-ur-pa4-pa4
15. 1(barig@c) NI-a-a-ama-da-ri2
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) {d}[utu-lu2]-sa6-[ga]
2. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}gaszam
3. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}inanna-ra-DU
4. 1(barig@c) a2!-ag2-ga2-ni
5. nita-me
6. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}ba-ba6-mu-tu
7. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}inanna-da-gal-di
8. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}nansze-mu-tu
9. 1(barig@c) erisz-dingir-mu
10. munus-me
11. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. 5(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
13. 4(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
14. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) lugal-sipa
15. 1(barig@c) nir-an-da-gal2
column 5
1. [1(barig@c) szu-na]
2. [1(barig@c) en-ku3]
3. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
4. nita-me
5. 1(barig@c) nin-al-mah
6. 1(barig@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
7. 1(barig@c) nin-masz-e
8. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
9. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-zi-mu
10. munus-me
11. szu-nigin2 4(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
12. 5(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
13. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ur-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-da-ru
14. il2-me
15. 2(barig@c) ki2-num
16. ka-szagan
column 6
1. [2(barig@c) nita-zi]
2. [1(barig@c) ur-du6]
3. [1(barig@c) lugal-ga2]
4. [1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6]-lu2-[sa6-ga]
5. [1(barig@c) bu3-bu3-ga2-ni-du10]
6. 1(barig@c) [lugal-inim-gi-na]
7. [sagi-me]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 5(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. 5(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 4(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. 2(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
7. nita-me
8. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
9. 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) munus 4(ban2@c)
10. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
column 2'
1. gu2-an-sze3 2(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) 3(disz@t) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 4(u@c) la2 2(barig@c) 5(ban2@c) gur saggal
3. sze-ba igi-nu-du8 sza3 dub didli
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. URU-KA-gi-na
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}
8. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-ka-ka
9. en-ig-gal
10. [nu-banda3]
column 3'
1. e2 [ki-sal4]-la-ta
2. e-ne-ba 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
3. 7(disz@t) ba-am6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P220878

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 13436
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010138144

References

  • primary: DP, 228

    [AllottedelaFuÿe1908-1920DP] Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice. 1908-1920. Documents Présargoniques. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-01-15 at 16:44:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:38 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-10-24 at 09:43:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-31 at 00:23:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:34 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 228 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220878.
DP 228 artifact entry (No. P220878). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220878 (Original work published 2003)
DP 228 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220878 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220878},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220878},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/18/
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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 228 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220878.
DP 228 artifact entry (No. P220878). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220878 (Original work published 2003)
DP 228 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220878 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220878},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220878},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220878
LB  - CDLI:P220878
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - DP 228 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220878
ER  -
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